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@Katriinka, Love your breakdown of the performance, very educative for us non singers a kind reminder, Yoasobi is the name of the band. the female vocalist's name is Ikura and the keyboardist dude is Ayase
maybe you didnt know, yoasobi is a duet consist of ikura (the singing girl) and ayase (the man wearing the same clothes with the singer playing piano and instrument beside her).
Please, please, please react to "Bijin" from Chanmina! There's a video from The First Take (here: ua-cam.com/video/ix9_dWrC2ec/v-deo.html) and there's also a MV (here: ua-cam.com/video/r2bHEcxB5kY/v-deo.html - but it might be triggering for some people). Both have english subs and the lyrics are... too relatable. It's a powerful song. I don't know how many times I watched both videos and this song always hits me like a truck. Also from Chanmina (and maybe more interesting regarding variations in her voice - I don't know the correct term) there is "Harenchi", of which The First Take is mindblowing (here: ua-cam.com/video/rRCUgDWq_5U/v-deo.html). Also has a MV (here: ua-cam.com/video/L3P0LgwuPPo/v-deo.html), but I highly recomend the live version.
I would LOVE to see your cover of IDOL!! Your voice is so nice from what I’ve heard of your demonstrations and explanations (which, to me, as someone who has no idea about singing, have been very informative btw XD)
oh thank you! I started to demonstrate more precisely because of this :) so I appreciate it tons! I will be restarting my cover channel so it is safe to say you will see me sing more :)
idol is such a fun song to sing, especially since i couldn't get it right in the first try! it's so playful yet sentimental and the expressions are a blast to do while singing it lol i was so excited to see you reacted to it!
ahhh! I know it would have been better to see my very first reaction but I couldnt resist. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song. Already have tons of students asking for it haha.
The reason why this music video has so many views is that many people are deeply shocked and moved when they see this music video after watching the first episode of the anime "Oshi no ko". If you watch this music video after watching the first episode, you will understand why the music is structured this way, why the visuals are designed this way, and why the lyrics are the way they are. You will be shocked and moved and have a completely different reaction. We are looking forward to seeing your reactions to the English version of the MV after watching episode 1 of the anime. The incredible aspect of this seemingly unnatural English translation is that it not only aligns with the sounds of the Japanese language but also with the meaning of the story. Furthermore, after listening to the Japanese version several times, when you listen to the English version, there are parts where it sounds like Japanese despite being in English. This part of the lyrics sounds Japanese for some reason. ENG"That emotion melts"=JPN"daremoga mewo". ENG"Completely deny"=JPN"kanpekijanai"
good thing she never had an idol background bc being an idol is literally dystopian, glad shes recognised for her voice and talent instead of her looks
True, but she’s clearly focusing on the vocals in this video rather than the song as a whole so she’s rightfully focusing on Ikura. Her only mistake is not realizing that YOASOBI is the group name but the reference to "her" isn’t a mistake because she’s clearly only referring to her.
this song is simply brilliant. Also, a reminder, yoasobi does not refer to the singer alone but the duo of Ayase, the composer/producer, the guy at the back in white; and ikura/lilas ikuta, the vocalist (i forgot which stagename she use for yoasobi and which one she use for her solo stuff. So yeah, yoasobi is a cute girl is 50% accurate. 😂. Also, can't wait your reaction on Airi's cover performance on this song.
Maybe you know that already but YOASOBI is a duo. The vocalist Ikura and songwriter/producer Ayase. Sometimes they also do solo stuff. Last year Ikura did a whole Album.
A long time ago, I watched the anime "Oshi no Ko". I've been a big fan of Ai since the first episode.. At the end of the first episode, I was literally crying. I just sobbed on my bed for 30 minutes. Then I continued watching and successfully finished it. I was interested in the intro because I really liked it, I listened to the full version and I really liked it (Funny song, haha). But when I discovered the translation into my native language... I cried again, for a very long time. I imagined Ai singing this song and how at the end she hugs her children and says she loves them("Aishiteru" at the end of the song)... And so.. After a long time, I came across this video. I looked at it, and tears came to my eyes again.... I'm really looking forward to the 2nd season of this wonderful anime! And I also wish good luck to the whole new generation of B-Komachi band! Meme-cho in the heart ♥ PS. Sorry, I just wanted to talk it out, so don't take my comment seriously.😅
If you still think that I'm not writing the truth, then you can find this song on my phone, as well as 8 Russian-language covers of it. Also 2 songs from the last series (Cover in Russian). I have a transparent case with a cardholder on my phone. There is a sticker with a Meme-cho on the phone, and in the cardholder there is a card with an Ai sticker (Where she points her finger at the camera on stage with a microphone). It seems that I have spoken out and now I can go to bed with a calm soul, since tomorrow I am going to write an exam, eh
Something I really like about this band is how they've released 2 version of some of their songs, one in japanese and one in english. Not sure how many songs they've done it with, but I know "Idol" and "Racing into the Night" both have an official English version also sang by them.
Hi! Ohmygod I really like your reaction and explanation. At first, I was also dont even believe yoasobi sing this song. It's soooo out of the blue from the regular yoasobi. Oh yea, by the way, yoasobi is a band of six actually. The vocalist's name is lilas ikuta. She have her own album too. Love you!
Thank you so much for the info! I heard about it (yoasobi is a band) but I cannot get it out of my head haha. I will focus more next time to call her properly. :)
@@Katriinka it's okay cause I always call the vocalist as yoasobi too 😆. Thank you for the reaction and explanation. Now I understand much more about the technique that yoasobi use for this song. Still cant believe yoasobi sing this song until your reaction comes out. I thought the vocalist use studio effects to this song. Yoasobi is incredibly amazing!
@@Katriinka Ohhh wow you've seen Airi's cover?? You're not reacting to that on this channel? It was a completely different interpretation from the original, so was curious about your thoughts on that!
Considering this is the encore section after an entire concert, with Ikura’s voice trashed by Ayase's crazy composing, this is particularly impressive.
i first heard of this song like a couple of months ago, i heard this song is top no.1 in the chart for a long time. i was just curious. so i pull out the mv. holy shit. its a banger, yet so complex. usually an overly complex songs would only produce noise, like an abstract painting, but not this, this actually sounds really really good even for easy listener. it tells a story, like each part is a different scene, its extremely fast pace, yet sometimes slowing down, with several key changes not to mention different tones and intonations. i was like, what's going on in this composer's head. its crazy. my first thought, this is not a song that you can just willy nilly sing, oh buddy this is gonna be very very hard to sing live. then i come across to this exact incredible performance. talking about her vocal ability, im pretty sure you know more about it, she's like a vocalist with so many arsenals up her sleeves. she's literally "acting" while singing. pitch precision, breathing technique, and many others. i thought she's definitely a well experienced singer. then i look her up. to my surprise. she was only 23yo. started her singing career when she barely graduated highschool. what do you say to that if not talent? and of course immense training, and im pretty sure its not only about vocal, she definitely also train to be a great frontman. while doing this whole thing, she also has time to release her own album. man.. she's just.. impressive. its just.. how? really. how? how do someone able to create a song like this. its genius. and how she can sing it this perfect, whats going on here, like how the gears inside her brain able to process this perfectly for us to listen. its just.. how? with the composer creative talent, and her singing ability. im excited to see them grow. they're shooting straight to the top, im sure.
I’m pretty sure the voclist is mimicking the vocal tics of the VA for Ai in those “hiccups” and in how she pronounces some things like Aqua as “Ah-ku-a”
@@sushzbwkqkaihebdjis7485 different actors in the show emphasize the syllables differently though. Watch the series and listen to how Akane says Aqua’s name normally vs how Ai says it.
@@fatesrequiem Did you know that the background of this song is from an anime music called "OSHI NO KO," and Aqua is the name of the male protagonist in the anime?
Another comment to add here is I believe this was the last song in her set, so this performance is done after an hour and a half of other songs and performing. These are true performers in my book.
She has in fact said with her own mouth that she got a chance to rap on this song, so we'll take it! Edit: Their other live video of The Blessing also has more "classic Yoasobisms" with melodic phrases that sound like they call back to Monster.
Aaaaah once again such a nice reaction, it's really so interesting to hear you explain everything each time! 😊 A cover would be really cool for sure!!! Hoping that one day you'll check out Kalafina, their live vocals truly are INCREDIBLE 😍
@@Katriinka kalafina's a trio, and their vocals really are amazing. small note that yoasobi is the duo's name, not the woman - the singer is ikura, the guy on instruments is ayase.
Loved the video. Just as an extra info, Yoasobi is the name of the duo of Ikura (girl vocalist) and Ayase (the guys that was going crazy on the digital drums / pianos)
You know, whenever I hear your voice when you try to explain something in the songs it makes me want to hear your voice in a whole song. I knew you first from your reactions to stray kids and with every video the urge to wanting to hear your voice in a cover song get stronger and stronger 😮💨🔥it doesn’t matter if it was a song of my favorite artist I just want to hear your voice in a song. Your voice is incredible
Broken English on : I don't know anything at all about music. technically speaking. but I really love how you "break down" and analyze the singer, and the song, using a normal vocabulary so the explanation can reach even to non english native users like me. Thank you very much. ⛩ and for being fan of (Off topic) Ado. That was my motive to arrive here.
Hope you read this as to answer your questions. The 'hiccuppy' fry at the end of lines, according to one jp composer who reviewed the song, is a trend among underground idols who tried to incorporate the kpop music structure, which includes rap breaks almost all the time. Rap is basically in its infancy in Japan. There are rapperd here and there but its probably nicher than indie music in japan. Yoasobi is actually a result of competition. The duo were formed by Sony Japan and entered a website competition about composing songs from a collection of short stories. The song Yoru ni Kakeru won. Then it viralled during the pandemic and catapulted them to stardom.
(Machine translation) Hiccupy in this song is so distinctive that a Japanese person of a certain age would immediately think, "Oh, that's an idol's singing style. It reminds me of the way Japanese idols of the 80's (Seiko Matsuda, Kyoko Koizumi, and many others) sang. In those days, when idols were really idols and were a sanctuary, maybe that way of vocalizing was considered cute in Japan. Katriinka-san is right, the similarity of the "cute" speaking style of voice actors may be originally influenced by that culture. この曲のHiccupy、ある程度の年齢の日本人だとすぐに「あ、アイドルの歌い方だな」と思えるくらい特徴的なんです。 80年代の日本のアイドルたち（松田聖子、小泉今日子、その他たくさん）の歌い方を彷彿とさせる。 アイドルたちが本当に偶像で聖域だったあの時代、たぶん日本ではその発声方法が可愛いとされていたんじゃないかな。 Katriinkaさんの言う通り、声優さんたちの「可愛い」喋り方が似てるのは、元々その文化の影響なのかもしれない。
Almost every singing vtuber in the entire world is releasing their own cover of this song. If you wanted to do a stream to react to them, to contrast different people's takes on it, that could be fun.
YOASOBI is really talented and this song is something else! Your point about the Japanese voice acting is so true. To me, Japanese pop music's embrace of complex and experimental elements stands them apart from the rest of the world.
YOU GOTTA REACT TO KIKOUHANA!!Kikou is a famous vocaloid producer and hanatan is a quite known singer THEIR SO GOOD AND YOULL LOVE HANATANS VOCALS THEIR IMPRESSIVE
I loved this breakdown! Sad I found out this channel too late T-T Here's another perspective: I feel like idol leans more in the "chants" genre than a "song" genre. For example, the chorus melody itself has a minor tone if you lay it out on a paper with lots of emphasis on la, do, and mi. The song sounding happy and bright feels like it's all from the the consonants/pronunciation/tone/tempo, disguising the original sad/disturbing melody. Yoasobi only relies on vowels when the singer(ikura) wants to portray the true emotion. This ties into how ikura uses a lot of speech quality throughout the song. All the standard vocalizing techniques (like flipping back and forth between chest and mixed) seem like they were used to make this song an extension of this speech quality into a melody, and I'm confused if I should be approaching this song with more of a singing mindset or a rapping mindset.
What I like the most about this song is that as forgeiner the struture of lyrics did not imidiately open to me. Then I saw cover where the different characters where difrentiated in cover video. There is interviewer the idol and then jealous/fan or coworker . And when you difrentiate who is talking at what point it's so much more aproachaple and undesrtandable for me.
Thank you for uploading. Recent anime music is very closely related to Vocalo P and vocalo's Utaite. Such as this. Yoasobi : (Oshinoko OP ”IDOL” vocalist. Ayase vocaloP and Ikura (Rira Ikuta) vocalo's utaite) Ado : (One-piece film red insert songs vocalist. vocalo's Utaite) Tatsuya Kitani : (Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd season OP "Aono Sumika" lyrics, composition, vocalist. Vocalo P） Karasu Yasabo, (Oshinoko Vol3 character songs, lyrics, composition. Vocalo P) Kenshi Yonezu : (Chainsaw Man OP "KICK BACK" lyrics, composition, vocalist. Vocalo P. Co-arranged by King Gnu and Daiki Tsuneta.) etc.
So, anyone else see this song actually having a role in the show besides it's opening? I can so see it making it's way in universe as a tribute song for Ai sung by Ruby. Bonus points if it's written by Aqua after he finds out everything he wants to about Ai and if he actually able to get "justice"
Every part of the song points to it being Ai.the part after the op in oshi no ko ends,refers to the idol-mates of Ai in the previous B-komachi where they talk behind her back,the part where the singer mentions aqua and ruby (which means that Ai is the only other person that is possible to sing it), Ep1 spoilers: The last line of Idol are the last words of Ai(reversed) But most importantly in the MV Ai is the one that is like the MC
I saw a lot of japanese can't even sing this song straight. It stops at very awkward moments, you can't sing it unless you're very familiar with it. It's like a song made into a fast poem. The story telling was superbly done tho, it's really deep too.
YOASOBI is a duel of Ikura and the producer Ayase both are equally good at singing and songwriting but you should really check out Ayase's other songs my recc is Ghost City Tokyo feat the vocaloid Hatsune miku i personally love Ayase's covers they're also good :3
I know you meant ikura but I’m case you didn’t know , Yoasobi is a duo. The guy wearing the white-Chromish shirt on stage is Ayase - the producer - he writes the songs for the duo and some other stuff. Ikura is the lady singing .
I think you should probably do a colab with Drumrolltony, because he is also a really good song reactor and you both analyzes beyond what normal listeners can perceive. You reacts on vocals and He reacts on Instruments and Choreo. Imagine that amazing Combination akin to Yin and Yang.
This song is written by Ayase who is a fan of the manga Osinoko. He used to write songs as a hobby. It seems that there was an offer from an animation production company later. Ayase became an idol for Iura during the recording She told me to pretend and sing.
They made an official English version... This music are various points of views from the characters in the anime "oishii no Ko" that is way she changes the pace of the music to highlight this...
That's pretty common for professionals tbh, also given the fact that they might've already familiarised themselves with how to sing these songs ever since recording them in studios
Another interesting thing about the song, especially the "rap" part, is when she uses the rhymes in "ai". That's just a theory from me, but given that the lyrics mention the fact that the other members of B-Komachi are jealous of Ai (the central character of the series), it stands to reason that you always hear her name, hence the "ai" coming every line.
Would really like to see your reaction to 優しい彗星 (Yasashii Suisei) from YOASOBI. Not as much of a hype song as アイドル but incredibly beautiful, especially live version on TFT.
iirc there was a rumor that said that if Idol wasn't a success song they were going to separate don't ask me for sources because those were rumors from a lot back since a lot of detractors were saying that Shukufuku wasn't the huge success they expected (don't get me wrong, i love that song, easily top 3 YOASOBI songs for me) and that's what they were saying
That smile when Ikura ended singing is my favourite moment of this live! This is by far one of my favourites videos from live shows with We are by One ok rock and Metal Kingdom by Babymetal side by side!
Great analysis! That Rode microphone is very sensitive and sounds amazing! Does your room have to be modified for your microphone? I tried different microphones last year and one picked up the neighbors dog drinking water outside the window that had foam in it.
If you have a condenser mic (like the rode in the vid) in a noisy environment, room modification is definitely a must, because condensers pick up sound from *everywhere* so *easily* What mic are you currently using if you dont mind?
@@dryelene I liked it. There’s a high pass filter built in. There’s a table top stand that is very heavy and solid but I was using a boom arm so I could dial in the best position for the microphone. I didn’t know the polar pattern of the microphone so I thought the boom arm was a better option. I don’t have a good voice, but I wasn’t singing or anything. I was recording in a spare bedroom that was converted to a home office so the room’s acoustics weren’t tuned. I had recorded a few friends doing narration and the sound quality was consistent although their voices were much better than mine. I was using DaVinci Resolve to edit and I could goose the bass and trim the highs on my audio and it had a full sound. It’s funny, when it comes to video people will watch a low resolution video if the audio is good but they won’t watch a high resolution video if the audio is bad.
Maybe you know that already but YOASOBI is a duo. The vocalist Ikura and songwriter/producer Ayase. Sometimes they also do solo stuff. Last year Ikura did a whole Album.
@@arifarrafi3302 Ikuta Lila(幾田りら) is what she goes by as a solo artist, she is a singer/songwriter in her own right. Ayase started out as a Vocaloid producer/artist himself and he still does his own music outside of Yoasobi as well.
@@arifarrafi3302it's not uncommon for japanese singer for sing as both group and solo . . . ayase also did his own solo produce vocaloid, he even self cover his song
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@Katriinka, Love your breakdown of the performance, very educative for us non singers
a kind reminder, Yoasobi is the name of the band. the female vocalist's name is Ikura and the keyboardist dude is Ayase
maybe you didnt know, yoasobi is a duet consist of ikura (the singing girl) and ayase (the man wearing the same clothes with the singer playing piano and instrument beside her).
Please, please, please react to "Bijin" from Chanmina! There's a video from The First Take (here: ua-cam.com/video/ix9_dWrC2ec/v-deo.html) and there's also a MV (here: ua-cam.com/video/r2bHEcxB5kY/v-deo.html - but it might be triggering for some people). Both have english subs and the lyrics are... too relatable. It's a powerful song. I don't know how many times I watched both videos and this song always hits me like a truck.
Also from Chanmina (and maybe more interesting regarding variations in her voice - I don't know the correct term) there is "Harenchi", of which The First Take is mindblowing (here: ua-cam.com/video/rRCUgDWq_5U/v-deo.html). Also has a MV (here: ua-cam.com/video/L3P0LgwuPPo/v-deo.html), but I highly recomend the live version.
Please if possible do a video for their “Blessing” 祝福 live version🥹
ua-cam.com/video/KPK23K7ipVo/v-deo.html
イクラさんは 走りながら歌うというトレーニングしていると言っていました。
歌い手はアスリートだとも😁
I just realised that YOASOBI performed this in a stadium. Oh the irony.
why tho?
@@c._.lover. the implication would be episode 1 of the anime
Insanely ironic that she preformed in a stadium because Ai Hoshino died before she could preform in the dome stadium
Ai got isekeied into our world and became Yoasobi
I would LOVE to see your cover of IDOL!! Your voice is so nice from what I’ve heard of your demonstrations and explanations (which, to me, as someone who has no idea about singing, have been very informative btw XD)
oh thank you! I started to demonstrate more precisely because of this :) so I appreciate it tons! I will be restarting my cover channel so it is safe to say you will see me sing more :)
@@Katriinka Cool!!!! I look forward to it :DD
idol is such a fun song to sing, especially since i couldn't get it right in the first try! it's so playful yet sentimental and the expressions are a blast to do while singing it lol i was so excited to see you reacted to it!
ahhh! I know it would have been better to see my very first reaction but I couldnt resist. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song. Already have tons of students asking for it haha.
@@Katriinka dw this is just as good!!!
yeah its fun tl sing, until you know the meaning of that song, kinda dark
Super fast song and difficult but she nailed it. Loved your analyses to the performance!
thank you so much Tessa! :) Hope you are doing well!
The reason why this music video has so many views is that many people are deeply shocked and moved when they see this music video after watching the first episode of the anime "Oshi no ko". If you watch this music video after watching the first episode, you will understand why the music is structured this way, why the visuals are designed this way, and why the lyrics are the way they are. You will be shocked and moved and have a completely different reaction. We are looking forward to seeing your reactions to the English version of the MV after watching episode 1 of the anime. The incredible aspect of this seemingly unnatural English translation is that it not only aligns with the sounds of the Japanese language but also with the meaning of the story. Furthermore, after listening to the Japanese version several times, when you listen to the English version, there are parts where it sounds like Japanese despite being in English. This part of the lyrics sounds Japanese for some reason. ENG"That emotion melts"=JPN"daremoga mewo". ENG"Completely deny"=JPN"kanpekijanai"
i cant listen to the English version after watching the show knowing the meanings behind the lyrics gets me every time especially the end
I like how Ikura leans on the full idol trope every time they perform this song live. Kinda funny since she's never had an idol background, iirc.
good thing she never had an idol background bc being an idol is literally dystopian, glad shes recognised for her voice and talent instead of her looks
@purpleplanet888 how to tell you dont know shit about japanese idol culture without saying you dont know shit about japanese idol culture
They not just She. They’re a musical duo.
Ayase do be a production genius!
True, but she’s clearly focusing on the vocals in this video rather than the song as a whole so she’s rightfully focusing on Ikura. Her only mistake is not realizing that YOASOBI is the group name but the reference to "her" isn’t a mistake because she’s clearly only referring to her.
Yeah I always hate when people always only praise Ikura and think she just had a production make the music
@@liveslulYeah, I mean, Ikura is a good artist, but they should check to see who else is in the group.
Is Ayase only the producer or is he in the live performance Team?
Thank you for the another great reaction/review. It is incredible that this is the encore performance of their large arena concert.
取り上げていただいて、
ありがとうございます。
歌詞とリズムが、
めちゃくちゃ大好きな歌です。分析していただけて感謝しています。
this song is simply brilliant. Also, a reminder, yoasobi does not refer to the singer alone but the duo of Ayase, the composer/producer, the guy at the back in white; and ikura/lilas ikuta, the vocalist (i forgot which stagename she use for yoasobi and which one she use for her solo stuff. So yeah, yoasobi is a cute girl is 50% accurate. 😂. Also, can't wait your reaction on Airi's cover performance on this song.
Ikura is her YOASOBI stage name
She uses "Ikuta Lilas" name as solo artist and "Ikura" as YOASOBI member.
Ayase is always being used as a meme for that keyboard guy 😂
I love your reaction to these japanese songs so much!! Thank you!!
thank you so much for watching :)
ありがとうございます！
Maybe you know that already but YOASOBI is a duo. The vocalist Ikura and songwriter/producer Ayase. Sometimes they also do solo stuff. Last year Ikura did a whole Album.
Interesting reaction, nice that you acknowledged the tiny details of sound within the song
thank you :)
Yoasobi has many difficult songs, thank you for reacting to this. Loved to hear the commentary and explanation
A long time ago, I watched the anime "Oshi no Ko". I've been a big fan of Ai since the first episode.. At the end of the first episode, I was literally crying. I just sobbed on my bed for 30 minutes. Then I continued watching and successfully finished it. I was interested in the intro because I really liked it, I listened to the full version and I really liked it (Funny song, haha). But when I discovered the translation into my native language... I cried again, for a very long time. I imagined Ai singing this song and how at the end she hugs her children and says she loves them("Aishiteru" at the end of the song)... And so.. After a long time, I came across this video. I looked at it, and tears came to my eyes again.... I'm really looking forward to the 2nd season of this wonderful anime! And I also wish good luck to the whole new generation of B-Komachi band! Meme-cho in the heart ♥
PS. Sorry, I just wanted to talk it out, so don't take my comment seriously.😅
If you still think that I'm not writing the truth, then you can find this song on my phone, as well as 8 Russian-language covers of it. Also 2 songs from the last series (Cover in Russian). I have a transparent case with a cardholder on my phone. There is a sticker with a Meme-cho on the phone, and in the cardholder there is a card with an Ai sticker (Where she points her finger at the camera on stage with a microphone). It seems that I have spoken out and now I can go to bed with a calm soul, since tomorrow I am going to write an exam, eh
Something I really like about this band is how they've released 2 version of some of their songs, one in japanese and one in english. Not sure how many songs they've done it with, but I know "Idol" and "Racing into the Night" both have an official English version also sang by them.
They basically do it for ALL their songs
Hi! Ohmygod I really like your reaction and explanation. At first, I was also dont even believe yoasobi sing this song. It's soooo out of the blue from the regular yoasobi. Oh yea, by the way, yoasobi is a band of six actually. The vocalist's name is lilas ikuta. She have her own album too. Love you!
Thank you so much for the info! I heard about it (yoasobi is a band) but I cannot get it out of my head haha. I will focus more next time to call her properly. :)
@@Katriinka it's okay cause I always call the vocalist as yoasobi too 😆. Thank you for the reaction and explanation. Now I understand much more about the technique that yoasobi use for this song. Still cant believe yoasobi sing this song until your reaction comes out. I thought the vocalist use studio effects to this song. Yoasobi is incredibly amazing!
@@SitiAisyah-vg5xg definitely check Airi singing this song too! It´s incredible cover that showcases the difficulty of this song as well!
@@Katriinka Ohhh wow you've seen Airi's cover?? You're not reacting to that on this channel? It was a completely different interpretation from the original, so was curious about your thoughts on that!
@@outtaven I actually uploaded that first, but I have mistaken airi and yoasobi :( I will definitely upload it once I get to re-record it :)
Considering this is the encore section after an entire concert, with Ikura’s voice trashed by Ayase's crazy composing, this is particularly impressive.
I'd love to see your cover of IDOL so much :O
I'm watching Yoasobi live in Los Angeles next month, can't wait!
i first heard of this song like a couple of months ago, i heard this song is top no.1 in the chart for a long time. i was just curious. so i pull out the mv. holy shit. its a banger, yet so complex. usually an overly complex songs would only produce noise, like an abstract painting, but not this, this actually sounds really really good even for easy listener. it tells a story, like each part is a different scene, its extremely fast pace, yet sometimes slowing down, with several key changes not to mention different tones and intonations. i was like, what's going on in this composer's head. its crazy. my first thought, this is not a song that you can just willy nilly sing, oh buddy this is gonna be very very hard to sing live.
then i come across to this exact incredible performance. talking about her vocal ability, im pretty sure you know more about it, she's like a vocalist with so many arsenals up her sleeves. she's literally "acting" while singing. pitch precision, breathing technique, and many others. i thought she's definitely a well experienced singer. then i look her up. to my surprise. she was only 23yo. started her singing career when she barely graduated highschool. what do you say to that if not talent? and of course immense training, and im pretty sure its not only about vocal, she definitely also train to be a great frontman. while doing this whole thing, she also has time to release her own album. man.. she's just.. impressive.
its just.. how? really. how? how do someone able to create a song like this. its genius. and how she can sing it this perfect, whats going on here, like how the gears inside her brain able to process this perfectly for us to listen. its just.. how?
with the composer creative talent, and her singing ability. im excited to see them grow. they're shooting straight to the top, im sure.
I’m pretty sure the voclist is mimicking the vocal tics of the VA for Ai in those “hiccups” and in how she pronounces some things like Aqua as “Ah-ku-a”
Aqua is pronounced as a-ku-a in Japanese actually😂
@@sushzbwkqkaihebdjis7485 different actors in the show emphasize the syllables differently though. Watch the series and listen to how Akane says Aqua’s name normally vs how Ai says it.
@@fatesrequiem Did you know that the background of this song is from an anime music called "OSHI NO KO," and Aqua is the name of the male protagonist in the anime?
@@Hansen369i bet they didnt
@@Hansen369why would they mention it if they didn’t know?
Another comment to add here is I believe this was the last song in her set, so this performance is done after an hour and a half of other songs and performing.
These are true performers in my book.
Yes, its encore.
She has in fact said with her own mouth that she got a chance to rap on this song, so we'll take it!
Edit: Their other live video of The Blessing also has more "classic Yoasobisms" with melodic phrases that sound like they call back to Monster.
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見事に韻を踏んでいて良く出来てますよ！
Aaaaah once again such a nice reaction, it's really so interesting to hear you explain everything each time! 😊
A cover would be really cool for sure!!!
Hoping that one day you'll check out Kalafina, their live vocals truly are INCREDIBLE 😍
oh should I put her on my list? Thank you so much :)
@@Katriinka kalafina's magia, that is also ending of anime madoka, is so great and would be so cool to see your reaction...
@@KatriinkaI will definitely second Kalafina.
@@Katriinka kalafina's a trio, and their vocals really are amazing. small note that yoasobi is the duo's name, not the woman - the singer is ikura, the guy on instruments is ayase.
Loved the video. Just as an extra info, Yoasobi is the name of the duo of Ikura (girl vocalist) and Ayase (the guys that was going crazy on the digital drums / pianos)
I love your voice
amazing
You know, whenever I hear your voice when you try to explain something in the songs it makes me want to hear your voice in a whole song. I knew you first from your reactions to stray kids and with every video the urge to wanting to hear your voice in a cover song get stronger and stronger 😮💨🔥it doesn’t matter if it was a song of my favorite artist I just want to hear your voice in a song. Your voice is incredible
Probably the best reaction and analysis to 'Idol' Live Performance 👏💖
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Broken English on : I don't know anything at all about music. technically speaking. but I really love how you "break down" and analyze the singer, and the song, using a normal vocabulary so the explanation can reach even to non english native users like me. Thank you very much. ⛩ and for being fan of (Off topic) Ado. That was my motive to arrive here.
thank you so much! you did very well explaining yourself in english! :)
Thanks for the analysis!
Hope you read this as to answer your questions.
The 'hiccuppy' fry at the end of lines, according to one jp composer who reviewed the song, is a trend among underground idols who tried to incorporate the kpop music structure, which includes rap breaks almost all the time.
Rap is basically in its infancy in Japan. There are rapperd here and there but its probably nicher than indie music in japan.
Yoasobi is actually a result of competition. The duo were formed by Sony Japan and entered a website competition about composing songs from a collection of short stories. The song Yoru ni Kakeru won. Then it viralled during the pandemic and catapulted them to stardom.
Nice insight.. Thanks, I love how they grew famous over time.
(Machine translation) Hiccupy in this song is so distinctive that a Japanese person of a certain age would immediately think, "Oh, that's an idol's singing style.
It reminds me of the way Japanese idols of the 80's (Seiko Matsuda, Kyoko Koizumi, and many others) sang.
In those days, when idols were really idols and were a sanctuary, maybe that way of vocalizing was considered cute in Japan.
Katriinka-san is right, the similarity of the "cute" speaking style of voice actors may be originally influenced by that culture.
この曲のHiccupy、ある程度の年齢の日本人だとすぐに「あ、アイドルの歌い方だな」と思えるくらい特徴的なんです。
80年代の日本のアイドルたち（松田聖子、小泉今日子、その他たくさん）の歌い方を彷彿とさせる。
アイドルたちが本当に偶像で聖域だったあの時代、たぶん日本ではその発声方法が可愛いとされていたんじゃないかな。
Katriinkaさんの言う通り、声優さんたちの「可愛い」喋り方が似てるのは、元々その文化の影響なのかもしれない。
Almost every singing vtuber in the entire world is releasing their own cover of this song. If you wanted to do a stream to react to them, to contrast different people's takes on it, that could be fun.
YOASOBI is really talented and this song is something else!
Your point about the Japanese voice acting is so true.
To me, Japanese pop music's embrace of complex and experimental elements stands them apart from the rest of the world.
Another awesome video for IDOL! Have you ever seen the official english version of this song? She sang it herself. ❤
this song is amazing, with lyrics its even better
I got chills! Her breath management is crazy!
Idk how to explain, but i think Yoasobi have those bouncy tone that make it so addicting 🤧
Ayase is so genius for that honestly
Being involved in the music industry yourself, I would also like to see your reaction to the meaning of the song itself.
Just wanna say that YOASOBI is a combination of 2 people who are Ikura (the girl) and Ayase (the producer), no hard feelings tho I love ur videos xD
yeah, Ayase also needs to be mentioned as much Ikura, the man is a genius. arranging sounds that draw you in the sec. you hear it.
No se mucho de japonés y poco entiendo de inglés, pero me gusta lo elegante y suave que es la voz de Katrinka.
YOU GOTTA REACT TO KIKOUHANA!!Kikou is a famous vocaloid producer and hanatan is a quite known singer THEIR SO GOOD AND YOULL LOVE HANATANS VOCALS THEIR IMPRESSIVE
I loved this breakdown! Sad I found out this channel too late T-T Here's another perspective: I feel like idol leans more in the "chants" genre than a "song" genre. For example, the chorus melody itself has a minor tone if you lay it out on a paper with lots of emphasis on la, do, and mi. The song sounding happy and bright feels like it's all from the the consonants/pronunciation/tone/tempo, disguising the original sad/disturbing melody. Yoasobi only relies on vowels when the singer(ikura) wants to portray the true emotion. This ties into how ikura uses a lot of speech quality throughout the song. All the standard vocalizing techniques (like flipping back and forth between chest and mixed) seem like they were used to make this song an extension of this speech quality into a melody, and I'm confused if I should be approaching this song with more of a singing mindset or a rapping mindset.
first time viewer, very pleasant experience, thank you!
Like for Katriinka to cover YOASOBI
What I like the most about this song is that as forgeiner the struture of lyrics did not imidiately open to me. Then I saw cover where the different characters where difrentiated in cover video. There is interviewer the idol and then jealous/fan or coworker . And when you difrentiate who is talking at what point it's so much more aproachaple and undesrtandable for me.
Thank you for uploading.
Recent anime music is very closely related to Vocalo P and vocalo's Utaite.
Such as this.
Yoasobi : (Oshinoko OP ”IDOL” vocalist. Ayase vocaloP and Ikura (Rira Ikuta) vocalo's utaite)
Ado : (One-piece film red insert songs vocalist. vocalo's Utaite)
Tatsuya Kitani : (Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd season OP "Aono Sumika" lyrics, composition, vocalist. Vocalo P）
Karasu Yasabo, (Oshinoko Vol3 character songs, lyrics, composition. Vocalo P)
Kenshi Yonezu : (Chainsaw Man OP "KICK BACK" lyrics, composition, vocalist. Vocalo P. Co-arranged by King Gnu and Daiki Tsuneta.) etc.
It’s more crazy when you learn the lyrics of this song and how Ikura changes the way she sings those verses.
The venue was Saitama Arena; if Yoasobi sings 'Idol' in a Tokyo Dome, it will be a meta-performance.
I would love to see a cover!!
I love this song!!!!!!💯💯💯
i'm all up for the cover!!!
This is a masterpiece and NO ONE can say otherwise. HOLY SHIT SiM
So, anyone else see this song actually having a role in the show besides it's opening?
I can so see it making it's way in universe as a tribute song for Ai sung by Ruby. Bonus points if it's written by Aqua after he finds out everything he wants to about Ai and if he actually able to get "justice"
It does, it an song of Ai's life as a idol
Every part of the song points to it being Ai.the part after the op in oshi no ko ends,refers to the idol-mates of Ai in the previous B-komachi where they talk behind her back,the part where the singer mentions aqua and ruby (which means that Ai is the only other person that is possible to sing it),
Ep1 spoilers:
The last line of Idol are the last words of Ai(reversed)
But most importantly in the MV Ai is the one that is like the MC
YOASOBI is not just a band they're literally a genre, they're like a cult that you'd love to get into like daaaaaamn
I saw a lot of japanese can't even sing this song straight. It stops at very awkward moments, you can't sing it unless you're very familiar with it. It's like a song made into a fast poem. The story telling was superbly done tho, it's really deep too.
This and The Blessing/Shukufuku are my fave YOASOBI songs. Shukufuku is the opening for Gundam: Witch From Mercury.
I remember some AI voice cover singing this song and it starts stammering in the middle of the song. But like... It's just like me fr fr
been waiting for this! Thank you Kat! Best to watch its anime "Oshi no Ko"
I would love to see you cover this song!!!
YOASOBI is a duel of Ikura and the producer Ayase both are equally good at singing and songwriting but you should really check out Ayase's other songs my recc is Ghost City Tokyo feat the vocaloid Hatsune miku i personally love Ayase's covers they're also good :3
FYI: yoasobi will perform as special guest in coldplay tour in tokyo
I don't know if yoasobi is still breathing cuz she sing so fast💀
I know you meant ikura but I’m case you didn’t know , Yoasobi is a duo. The guy wearing the white-Chromish shirt on stage is Ayase - the producer - he writes the songs for the duo and some other stuff. Ikura is the lady singing .
I think you should probably do a colab with Drumrolltony, because he is also a really good song reactor and you both analyzes beyond what normal listeners can perceive. You reacts on vocals and He reacts on Instruments and Choreo. Imagine that amazing Combination akin to Yin and Yang.
ikura is amazing and ayase with her wow
This song is written by Ayase who is a fan of the manga Osinoko.
He used to write songs as a hobby.
It seems that there was an offer from an animation production company later.
Ayase became an idol for Iura during the recording
She told me to pretend and sing.
doesnt ayase still write songs for many ppl? he has written songs for Valis and Suisei.
unless it is a different ayase but i doubt that
@@siekensou77 テレビで本人が言ってましたけど？UA-cam探せばあると思います。
She is singing what she damn well pleases.
It's already 7M and counting...
They made an official English version... This music are various points of views from the characters in the anime "oishii no Ko" that is way she changes the pace of the music to highlight this...
it almost sounds like she has practiced this song before! :O
That's pretty common for professionals tbh, also given the fact that they might've already familiarised themselves with how to sing these songs ever since recording them in studios
Another interesting thing about the song, especially the "rap" part, is when she uses the rhymes in "ai". That's just a theory from me, but given that the lyrics mention the fact that the other members of B-Komachi are jealous of Ai (the central character of the series), it stands to reason that you always hear her name, hence the "ai" coming every line.
a cover would be so sick
This song took down every song in this year 3>
Omg I would love your Cover to it 😭🤍
If you liked Yoasobi then you will love Lisa, she is incredible
0:58 She is doing a concert in cochella you may have time to go there
Please, pleeeeeeease, I’d love to hear your “Idol” cover.
Would really like to see your reaction to 優しい彗星 (Yasashii Suisei) from YOASOBI. Not as much of a hype song as アイドル but incredibly beautiful, especially live version on TFT.
yoasobi is a duo
You may want to consider this artist, Tsukuyomi - Mayday
she gives off Ado vibes
Do it! Do a cover of IDOL!
大姐很专业🦋🌼🕵️
You need a ton of oxygen for this song 😅
All of yoasobi song must have a control breath 😂❤
iirc there was a rumor that said that if Idol wasn't a success song they were going to separate
don't ask me for sources because those were rumors from a lot back since a lot of detractors were saying that Shukufuku wasn't the huge success they expected (don't get me wrong, i love that song, easily top 3 YOASOBI songs for me) and that's what they were saying
That smile when Ikura ended singing is my favourite moment of this live! This is by far one of my favourites videos from live shows with We are by One ok rock and Metal Kingdom by Babymetal side by side!
Great analysis! That Rode microphone is very sensitive and sounds amazing! Does your room have to be modified for your microphone? I tried different microphones last year and one picked up the neighbors dog drinking water outside the window that had foam in it.
If you have a condenser mic (like the rode in the vid) in a noisy environment, room modification is definitely a must, because condensers pick up sound from *everywhere* so *easily*
What mic are you currently using if you dont mind?
I ended up keeping a Razer Seiren Elite RZ19-0223 but I didn’t get any traction on my channel so it’s back in the box.
@@rwfrench66GenX ooh, how was it while in use though?
@@dryelene I liked it. There’s a high pass filter built in. There’s a table top stand that is very heavy and solid but I was using a boom arm so I could dial in the best position for the microphone. I didn’t know the polar pattern of the microphone so I thought the boom arm was a better option. I don’t have a good voice, but I wasn’t singing or anything. I was recording in a spare bedroom that was converted to a home office so the room’s acoustics weren’t tuned. I had recorded a few friends doing narration and the sound quality was consistent although their voices were much better than mine. I was using DaVinci Resolve to edit and I could goose the bass and trim the highs on my audio and it had a full sound. It’s funny, when it comes to video people will watch a low resolution video if the audio is good but they won’t watch a high resolution video if the audio is bad.
Yoasobi: sings a song about the dark side of the idol industry
Fans in the stadium: yay!
Um YOASOBI is not a person but a duo consists of 2 members, Ayase (the composer and producer) and Ikura, or Ikuta Lilas (the vocalist)
Iruka was born with 4 lungs 🤯
GUYS TIS MELODI IS VERION ENGLESH SARCH ;)
Lilas ikuta is chanelling Ai there
Yoasobi is not her but they, its Ayase(composer) and Ikura (singer) :)
Maybe you know that already but YOASOBI is a duo. The vocalist Ikura and songwriter/producer Ayase. Sometimes they also do solo stuff. Last year Ikura did a whole Album.
so like, if Ikura do solo, did the song produced by ayase too?
@@arifarrafi3302 Ikuta Lila(幾田りら) is what she goes by as a solo artist, she is a singer/songwriter in her own right. Ayase started out as a Vocaloid producer/artist himself and he still does his own music outside of Yoasobi as well.
@@arifarrafi3302it's not uncommon for japanese singer for sing as both group and solo . . . ayase also did his own solo produce vocaloid, he even self cover his song
@@kolapsg7748 i know ayase, i didnt know ikura can produce songs too
I actually didn't know .. Only listened to some YOASOBI songs in random playlists .
Good to know ! thx
React to Yoasobi's Heart Beat, you're sure to love it